Main Entry: ac·cept

Pronunciation: \ik-ˈsept, ak- also ek-\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French accepter, from Latin acceptare, frequentative of accipere to receive, from ad- + capere to take — more at heave

Date: 14th century

transitive verb 1 a : to receive willingly <accept a gift> b : to be able or designed to take or hold (something applied or added) <a surface that will not accept ink>
2 : to give admittance or approval to <accept her as one of the group>
3 a : to endure without protest or reaction <accept poor living conditions> b : to regard as proper, normal, or inevitable <the idea is widely accepted> c : to recognize as true : believe <refused to accept the explanation>
4 a : to make a favorable response to <accept an offer> b : to agree to undertake (a responsibility) <accept a job>
5 : to assume an obligation to pay; also : to take in payment <we don't accept personal checks>
6 : to receive (a legislative report) officiallyintransitive verb : to receive favorably something offered —usually used with of <a heart more disposed to accept of his — Jane Austen>

— ac·cept·ing·ly \-ˈsep-tiŋ-lē\ adverb

— ac·cept·ing·ness \-tiŋ-nəs\ noun